Ceres Youth Pastor Faces Child Porn Charges

KFBK
February 18, 2014

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Photo: Ceres Police Department

An Oakdale Youth Pastor is under arrest and is facing child pornography charges.

Acting on a tip, News10 reports Tyler Bliss, 27, was arrested after a search discovered the illicit material on his computers at work and home.

Lonni Beckman is a parrishoner at Bethel Assembly of God in Oakdale and knew Pastor Bliss.

"[He] helped us build a skate park here. He helped us with not getting in trouble and everything," he said.

Ceres Police Investigator Carissa Higginbotham says they don't know if Bliss collected the images or actually created them.

"We're currently investigating that to determine the source of the images," she said.

Bliss lived at home with his parents. His father, David Bliss, is the Senior Pastor at Bethel Assembly of God.